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About the Role
The SCADA Engineer, Operations supports the reliable, secure, and effective operation of SCADA, control, telemetry, and related systems across Northland's North American wind, solar, and natural gas facilities. This role provides subject-matter expertise throughout the asset lifecycle, including troubleshooting, system upgrades, and performance improvement.
Responsibilities
- Lead SCADA/control system upgrade projects, including technical requirements, budgets, schedules, and risk management.
- Serve as the key point of contact for contractors, ensuring quality execution and knowledge capture.
- Troubleshoot and maintain facility SCADA/DCS systems, including root cause analysis and remedial action plans.
- Work with SCADA/DCS system vendors, consultants, and IT/OT/cybersecurity groups.
- Support the turnover of new facilities from construction, participating in testing and commissioning activities.
- Review design and construction documentation, support commissioning, and resolve issues identified during construction.
- Provide troubleshooting, maintenance, and upgrade support for facility telemetry and plant historian systems.
- Work with facility operations personnel to establish and implement alarm management standards.
- Support performance monitoring and optimization of site equipment and control systems.
- Contribute to initiatives that reduce costs and improve the reliability, scalability, utility, and sustainability of control systems.
- Research, evaluate, and pilot new technologies, systems, vendors, and architectures.
- Build and maintain strong working relationships with facility personnel and foster a collaborative team environment.
- Guide and support the technical development of other team members.
- Coordinate and communicate with third-party vendors, consultants, contractors, and service providers.
- Support M&A and development activities, including due diligence, feasibility reviews, and operational assessments.
- Maintain and develop common SCADA/control-system standards and preferred architectures.
- Ensure drawings, backups, source code, configurations, and system documentation are controlled and maintained.
- Work with IT/OT cybersecurity teams to ensure modifications meet cybersecurity requirements.
- Ensure backups and recovery procedures exist and are periodically validated.
Requirements
- 6+ years of SCADA/controls related experience.
- Working knowledge of industrial networking, OT communications, and commonly used protocols such as Modbus TCP, DNP3, OPC, and related technologies.
- Working knowledge of databases associated with SCADA/historian implementations.
- Demonstrated experience troubleshooting complex SCADA or industrial control-system issues.
- Experience delivering SCADA/control-system upgrades or major modifications in operating industrial facilities.
- Experience with commissioning, FAT/SAT, system integration, and control-system testing.
- Understanding of industrial cybersecurity principles, network architecture, access control, backup/recovery, and change management.
- Ability to interpret electrical/control drawings, network architecture drawings, logic diagrams, and technical specifications.
- Experience developing technical specifications and managing vendors or consultants.
- Technically oriented and quick learning.
- Problem solver.
- Organized and disciplined.
- Collaborative and team-oriented.
- Mentor.
- Clear communicator.
- Safety oriented.
Skills
- SCADA
- Control Systems
- Telemetry
- Inductive Automation Ignition
- Emerson Ovation
- Emerson DeltaV
- Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs)
- Plant controllers (SEL RTACs)
- Remote Terminal Units (RTUs)
- Intelligent Electronic Devices (IEDs)
- SCADA-related servers
- Virtualization
- Databases
- Backup and recovery systems
- Protection systems
- Metering systems
- Networking
- Cybersecurity
- Modbus TCP
- DNP3
- OPC
- NERC CIP
- Industrial networking
- OT communications
- Alarm management
- Performance monitoring
- System integration
- Control-system testing
- Industrial cybersecurity principles
- Network architecture
- Access control
- Change management
- Electrical drawings
- Control drawings
- Network architecture drawings
- Logic diagrams
- Technical specifications
Location
- North America
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 6+ years of SCADA/controls related experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Controls Engineering, or a related engineering discipline
- Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation
Salary/Compensations
- $104,000.00 - $130,000.00
Benefits
- Competitive RRSP matching scheme of 8%
- Extended health, dental and vision benefits for yourself and your immediate family from day one
- Paid parental leave
- Accident and Life Insurance
- Disability benefits
- Global Wellness Program
- Employee Assistance Program
- Access to mental health resources
- Floating days
- Birthdays off
About the Company
- Northland is an enabler of change, transforming the energy sector into the foundation for a sustainable future.
- They are early movers in the energy industry, adopting new initiatives to help communities achieve a carbon-neutral landscape.
- Northland is a developer, owner, and operator at the forefront of the energy transition, aiming to leave a lasting impact.
- They have expanded globally, becoming a leader by bringing together industry experts with an entrepreneurial mindset.
- Northland is powered by its people.
Equal Opportunity
- Northland Power is an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to creating a fair, inclusive and accessible environment.
- They work to ensure their application process is accessible to all candidates.
- If special assistance or accommodation is required during the hiring process, notify a member of the HR Department.